New Zealand businesses including malls, cinemas, cafes and gyms will reopen on Thursday after some of the tightest restrictions in the world to stop the spread of the coronavirus were further loosened on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: People take out products from their supermarket shopping cart and load them into their car outside Pak'nSave supermarket amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Hunter/File Photo
Schools can open from next Monday while bars can only reopen from May 21, Ardern said. Gatherings would be limited to 10 people. International travel, however, would not be possible as borders will remain closed except for returning New Zealanders.The government plans to introduce a new law that would allow authorities to enforce physical distancing and control gatherings of people after questions were raised about the legality of lockdown rules.
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